The survey findings applied to preferred provider organizations, offered in many employee group benefit packages. Health maintenance organizations, another popular benefit option, don’t have deductibles.
Baker said employers were bracing for potentially bigger increases next year. “Historically, downturns in the economy have often correlated with higher medical trends,” she said.
There is mounting evidence that people are [...]
Employer-provided health care benefits are not likely to disappear even as a growing number of Americans lose their jobs amid a struggling economy, the head of the nation’s third-largest health insurer said on Wednesday.
While growing layoffs are likely to push growth in Aetna’s offerings for individuals, Williams said large companies are still at the forefront [...]
The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions — but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.
Lawmakers have signaled their intent to craft health care legislation early next year, and the insurance industry’s [...]
Retirement, insurance and financial services company Principal Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it plans to apply to the U.S. Treasury for participation in the capital purchase program.
The Des Moines-based company, which offers 401(k) retirement plans, has an Internet bank and life and health insurance divisions, said it would issue preferred shares and warrants to the [...]
Just as the tough economy is starting to really put the squeeze on small businesses, they are facing another financial pinch: Jumps in their health insurance premiums.
Though the cost of health insurance has been a long-running problem for small businesses, their rates had been rising at a slower pace in recent years. No more, the [...]
… . Aside from the downside to employees’ already eroded paychecks, this provides a disincentive for employers to provide health insurance benefits. The end goal? One NYTimes commentator says the goal is to take health insurance out of the … competition work to drive down the cost in healthcare premiums? We in California might look [...]
… monitor other emerging generic drug issues such as quality control, good manufacturing practices (GMP), and the like. It seems — from Actavis Digitek pills and Ethex morphine pills being double-the-intended-dose in some instances, to this current alleged problem with Budeprion — we should not blindly accepted the “pitch” from health insurance companies that the [...]
… in the Florida version of the spot: “John McCain and the Republicans have no clue about the struggles of the middle class and working people. We have the highest unemployment in Florida in 13 years. Forty-five million people are without health insurance. Nine thousand five hundred homes are being foreclosed every day. In [...]
… much joy, unconditional love, dedication and companionship. That is why we developed life insurance plans for your companion and show animals. Benefits range from $200 to $750 for … and coverage for death from illness starts at under $1/month as a rider to your health insurance plan. Higher limits of $1,000 to $10,000 are [...]
… when she got there after work, she found out that her health insurance company has a new rule: Her doctor has to fax a new thirty day … the medication she needs to live, having missed three doses, which saved the insurance company a few dollars, which was apparently the point. The new rule [...]
